City and Regional Growth Deals have been rolled out across Scotland to drive long-term economic growth, attract investment, create jobs and improve infrastructure. But have they delivered?

With some of the 12 deals now approaching their end, Holyrood’s Economy and Fair Work Committee set out to examine how effective they’ve been in tackling local challenges and supporting development.

During our inquiry, we heard evidence from a mix of newer and more established deals about their impact and the obstacles they’ve faced.

Deals have brought much-needed long-term funding certainty and helped kick-start projects that, in most cases, would not have been delivered without them. In the Glasgow City Region, councillor Susan Aitken told us how initiatives that “had needed to be........

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